Two Stock TII intercoolers FM?
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Two Stock TII intercoolers FM?
hey what do you guy's think would be the benefits of front mounting two modified stock TII intercoolers. by modified i mean making them one. I also had another idea what do you think would hapen if you put a stock TII front mounted and then rerouted to go back to the top mounted intercooler then into the engine? these are just thaughts?
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Any suggestions?
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As far as the two intercoolers joined and used as a front mount, this has been done and apparently works really well. (series 4/6 intercoolers are the most efficient stock intercoolers from typical japanese cars...)
Dunno about the two seperate intercooler thingy, I would think that would increase lag significantly (all that pipe) and increase restriction unnecessarily (again, all that pipe) as well, the top mount would have even more warm air flowing through it than before due to the added heat from the front mount...
Dunno about the two seperate intercooler thingy, I would think that would increase lag significantly (all that pipe) and increase restriction unnecessarily (again, all that pipe) as well, the top mount would have even more warm air flowing through it than before due to the added heat from the front mount...
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Hmm.. I have two S4 top mounts.. was going to drop a spare conquest IC in the front for now until we get a NPR intercooler.
Perhaps I'll toy with this idea and see what happens.. :P
Perhaps I'll toy with this idea and see what happens.. :P
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by welding are they removing the endtanks? or cutting them open and welding the end tanks? I was thinking series (so I didn't have to break out the welder) but both in the front.
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Originally posted by Dave-ROR
by welding are they removing the endtanks? or cutting them open and welding the end tanks? I was thinking series (so I didn't have to break out the welder) but both in the front.
by welding are they removing the endtanks? or cutting them open and welding the end tanks? I was thinking series (so I didn't have to break out the welder) but both in the front.
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Originally posted by autocrash
What I've seen done normally is to cut open one endtank on each and weld them together... less restrictive than passing through a pipe inbetween the two....
What I've seen done normally is to cut open one endtank on each and weld them together... less restrictive than passing through a pipe inbetween the two....
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i wanna see some pics of the 2 stock ic's mounted up front. I know someone on this forum has done this, would you mind posting some pics and telling roughly how you joined the two? Thanks,
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Originally posted by autocrash
uhmm... from everything I've heard they perform worse than the DSM intercoolers and a helluva lot worse than a s4/s5 intercooler....
uhmm... from everything I've heard they perform worse than the DSM intercoolers and a helluva lot worse than a s4/s5 intercooler....
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Originally posted by chris_stampe
i wanna see some pics of the 2 stock ic's mounted up front. I know someone on this forum has done this, would you mind posting some pics and telling roughly how you joined the two? Thanks,
Chris
i wanna see some pics of the 2 stock ic's mounted up front. I know someone on this forum has done this, would you mind posting some pics and telling roughly how you joined the two? Thanks,
Chris
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A guy off the Ausrotary.com forum, MrGenius, recently did this himself. It's an excellent bang for your buck method. Not the prettiest IC in the world but it does the job.
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The fella in question hasn't yet commented on how it performs. He is still making pipes up or something. When he gives results, I'll post them here.
This is a reasonably common upgrade in Australia, particularly with 1st gens, because it fits quite well in the front.
I couldn't say how much extra power you'd get, but I imagine the extra cooling ability of the 2 ICs would outway the slightly higher restriction you'd get.
I don't really know for sure though.
This is a reasonably common upgrade in Australia, particularly with 1st gens, because it fits quite well in the front.
I couldn't say how much extra power you'd get, but I imagine the extra cooling ability of the 2 ICs would outway the slightly higher restriction you'd get.
I don't really know for sure though.
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currious does anybody else have any ideas on this subject cause i am really really concidering doing it myself! anybody offer me and negatives? cons? any comment whatsoever? has anybody on here accually done it and know what the power gains are?
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I am so busy with manifold mods all the time that I haven't gotten around to it yet. I am planning on putting 2 of them together with custom end tanks. I would like to weld plates over them to convert them to air/water.
Negatives: uh...I dunno
Positives: Cheaper, should work just as good as many aftermarkets, custom work looks cool and commands more respect, did I mention its cheaper?
Negatives: uh...I dunno
Positives: Cheaper, should work just as good as many aftermarkets, custom work looks cool and commands more respect, did I mention its cheaper?
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Originally posted by jreynish
hey autocrash now my black car avatar is better than yours!
hey autocrash now my black car avatar is better than yours!
Fine fine... but yours is lacking a certain ghetto quality that comes with being... uhmm... ghetto...